Acting head coach of Luhansk Zorya Yuriy Koval commented on his team's defeat to Belgian Gent (1:4) in yesterday's match of the 5th round of the group stage of the Conference League.
Yuri Koval"For the spectators the game was interesting, there were a lot of moments in it. For the coach it was heartbreaking. The score on the game. The opposing team is very good. The class of players today is higher than the players of Zorya.
As for the start of the second half (in the first 10 minutes of the second half Zorya conceded two goals - editor's note), the players did not hear me. We had to play reliably, especially in the first minutes. We knew that after the break the opponents increase the pressure. The guys wanted to play at the expense of a short pass, which led to the loss of the ball and the goal. This is a key moment in the game. Well, with the score 0:2 it was difficult to keep the defence.
This year we have had a bad start, but I am sure that Zorya will take its rightful place," Koval said at the post-match press conference.
